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San Francisco ChronicleMarch 5, 2008In all, more than 500 people flocked to San Francisco's Civic Center on Tuesday to watch the state Supreme Court hearing on the freedom to marry via live video feeds that were piped into a library, a law school and a basement conference room in the courthouse because the courtroom was filled to capacity. [Link]

Arizona RepublicMarch 4, 2008Gay and lesbian couples in Arizona generally make less money, are less likely to own a home and have fewer resources to raise children than their married counterparts, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles. The results of the study being conducted state by state are shattering many long-held stereotypes. [Link]

Seattle Post IntelligencerMarch 4, 2008Gay and lesbian couples were brought one step closer to marriage equality Tuesday when the Legislature voted to extend 170 new rights to them, adding to groundwork begun last year with the passage of domestic partnership rights. [link]

AdvocateMarch 1, 2008An elementary school secretary in Sheboygan, WI, filed a grievance with the school district, arguing its refusal to give her two days' paid leave after her marriage to another woman is discrimination, The Sheboygan Press reported Friday. [Link]

The TrentonianFebruary 28, 2008"Whatever the advisability or inadvisability of gay marriage, it would change the definition only for gays, by including them in marriage’s legal ambit. As for the others, 'the rest of society,' pardon us if we are being obtuse, but we fail to see how the definition of marriage would change for them. For the overwhelming majority of society, traditional opposite-sex marriage would still be traditional opposite-sex marriage, wouldn’t it?" [link]

Washington BladeFebruary 28, 2008“Believing you can do it is a prerequisite to getting it done,” said Evan Wolfson. “But hope alone is not enough and legal briefing is not enough. It’s our job to generate discussion in California so the judges are not just reading briefs but are feeling a sense that if they rule right, they will be sustained and history will vindicate them.” [Link]

The Bay Area ReporterFebruary 28, 2008At age 71, Alice Huffman has seen her fair share of bruising battles for equal rights in her lifetime. A longtime leader in the civil rights movement, Huffman has certainly paid her dues and earned the right to a peaceful retirement. Yet Huffman isn't sitting back on her laurels. She has become a key player in the LGBT community's fight for marriage equality. [Link]

New York Times February 25, 2008It was part Oscar party and part civil rights rally. More than 300 people filled a theater here to standing-room-only capacity on Sunday evening to watch “Freeheld,” which won the Academy Award for best documentary short subject…According to Steven Goldstein, president of Garden State Equality, more than 2,400 couples in New Jersey have entered into same-sex unions, and about one-fourth of them have filed complaints with Garden State Equality over benefits. The group is an advocacy organization for gay, lesbian and transgender people in New Jersey. “I wish this film had a happy ending,” Mr. Goldstein shouted to the crowd after the credits rolled. “It does not. Our civil union law is failing; it is not respected like marriage.” [link]